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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
M'Michen v. Amos 25 Va. 134 1826 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Sawney v. Carter 27 Va. 173 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Talbert v. Jenny 27 Va. 159 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Green v. Judith 26 Va. 1 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Kitty v. Fitzhugh 25 Va. 600 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Fulton v. Shaw 25 Va. 597 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Mayho v. Sears 25 N.C. 224 1842 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Pegram v. Isabell 11 Va. 387 1807 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hudgins v. Wrights 11 Va. 134 1806 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Walthall's Ex'or v. Robertson 29 Va. 189 1830 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Peggy v. Legg 20 Va. 229 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Binford's Adm'r v. Robin 42 Va. 328 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. West's Executor 27 Va. 652 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Anderson's Ex'ors v. Anderson 38 Va. 616 1841 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Ben v. Peete 23 Va. 539 1824 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA